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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Tehoka Nanticoke has been dismissed from Albany’s men’s lacrosse team.

The senior attackman from Six Nations, Ontario, was reportedly dismissed “based on internal team issues,” and Chris Jastrzembski tweeted that the decision was partly a result of a pattern of confrontations, including reportedly yelling at teammates and coaches during the Great Danes’ 16-10 loss to Stony Brook on Saturday.

Read more about the thrilling and enigmatic Albany career of Nanticoke right here.

2. The New Haven women made a statement.

Mary Rishmany’s game-winning goal propelled the Golden Knights past Adelphi 8-7 Wednesday afternoon, just New Haven’s second-ever win against Adelphi in the 20-year history of competition between the teams.

Adelphi is now 0-2, marking the first time the Panthers have lost consecutive games since the final two games of the 2002 season.

Read the game recap here.

3. The Loyola and Stanford women earned big wins Wednesday.

Livy Rosenzweig’s two goals and five assists paced the Greyhounds in a 14-6 win over Patriot League rival Navy.

Out west, Jay Browne (two goals, seven assists) and Ali Baiocco (six goals, three assists) each recorded nine points in the Cardinal’s 23-8 win over Fresno State.

4. Chris Hogan is officially signed to a PLL club.

The two-time Super Bowl champion was acquired off waivers by Sean Quirk’s Cannons LC on Wednesday. The Cannons also picked up 2020 MLL MVP Bryce Wasserman, 2020 NLL MVP Shayne Jackson and a slew of other players — including Andrew Kew in a trade with Redwoods LC.

Head to the PLL’s transaction page to see each club’s waiver adds.

5. The first round of high school players of the week are here.

The Northeast region has yet to begin play, but we have boys’ and girls’ players of the week from each of the other four regions. Check out those players with the best individual performances at the links below.

BOYS | GIRLS

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • The new chest protectors goalies must now wear that meet NOCSAE performance standard ND200 are an “unprecedented breakthrough.” More from the March edition.

  • Josh Byrne told Paul Carcaterra on the latest episode of the “Overtime” podcast that he dabbled in hip hop dancing before he took off as a lacrosse superstar.

  • Comments like “just play lacrosse” are not a conducive way to grow the game, writes US Lacrosse manager of athlete development Lauren Davenport. Instead, Davenport writes that the focus should be on empathy and understanding.

  • Drew Kelleher took over the Manhattan men’s program six years ago and is finally seeing the fruits of his labor. Patrick Stevens report.

  • Although Jacy Sterritt’s college lacrosse career at Tampa came to an abrupt end last March, she’s now giving back to women’s lacrosse as an assistant at Lycoming. More from Sterritt in the latest Behind the Whistle blog from the IWLCA.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Lyle Thompson was the No. 1 pick by Cannons LC in last week’s Entry Draft. He’s ready to fill his role in the offense.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • Be on the lookout for potential April Fools’ Day shenanigans from the PLL. Remember Beans LC?

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